| DECLARATIONOF | With 53 Across, document associated with 20 Across |
| SARK | Northern garment associated with 20 below (4) |
| THEMETUNE | Encountered in English and French articles music associated with 20, say (5,4) |
| STAR | Headliner, or symbol associated with 20-, 28-, 37-, 42- and 50-Across |
| JFK | With 4-Across, document trove released on 10/26/17 |
| MAGNA | With 1-Across, document sealed by King John |
| FORM | 79-Across document |
| CARD | Following 6-Across, document held by a permanent resident of the U.S. |
| TESTPAPERS | Start of 22 across documents what the students get (4,6) |
| LOU | First name associated with 53-Across |
| STEPS | With 53-Across, walks across |
| ETTU | Words associated with 53 Across |
| THEREWILL | With 53-Across, 43-/21-Across nominee of 2007 |
| LAMA | Title associated with 53 Across |
| ALBERT | With 53-Across, physics Nobelist who devised the formula that begins 17-, 22-, 34- and 46-Across |
| STIR | With 53-Across, cook by tossing in hot oil, or what the circled letters do in 21-, 26-, 43-, and 50-Across |
| HEAT | With 53-Across, weather phenomenon with trapped warmth, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| FALLSAPART | Disintegrates (with 53-Across) |
| HEY | With 53-Across, a Beatles song |
| SAMEOLD | With 53-Across, "Nothing's changed" |
